Experience in Educational Reform, Review, and Accreditation

Dr. Sarhan has been extensively involved in internal and international educational reform, review, and accreditation activities. He served as an external expert for reforming computer science and computer engineering programs and courses. He also served as a chair or member of sixteen panels for review and accreditation of institutions and undergraduate and graduate programs, including electrical and computer engineering, software engineering, computer and network engineering, and electrical engineering.

Dr. Sarhan teaches/taught a variety of courses in computer engineering, including Scalable and Secure Internet Services and Architectures, Special Topics on Multimedia, Special Topics on Multimedia Networking, Special Topics on Multimedia Systems and Networks, Computer Networks and Programming, Computer Architecture, Data Structures and Algorithms, Microcomputer Systems and Programming, Computer Programming for Engineers, and Algorithmic Processes.

Dr. Sarhan has recently led the college efforts to develop the College of Engineering MS. Degree Program in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Dr. Sarhan is the recipient of the Wayne State University President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and the College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Sarhan has been inducted into the WSU Academy of Teachers (2022).

Major External Experience:

• Program Evaluator, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 2023 – Now.
• External Reviewer, Master of Science Program in Computer Engineering, University of Michigan – Dearborn, February 2024.
• Chair, numerous Program Accreditation Panels, Education & Training Evaluation Commission, National Center for Academic Accreditation & Evaluation (ETEC-NCAAA), Saudi Arabia: reviewing the following programs:
  • B.S. Program in Electrical Engineering, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and BS. In Civil Engineering programs, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, January 2024:
  • M.S. in Information Technology and M.S. in Computer Science at King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia, December 2023.
  • B.S. Program in Computer Science at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, May 2023.
  • Bachelor of Electrical Engineering program at Northern Borders University, Saudi Arabia, February 2023.
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program at Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia, January 2023.
  • Bachelor of Computer Science Program at Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia, November 2022
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer and Network Engineering program at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, October 2021
  • Master of Science Program of Electrical Engineering at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2021
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Program at Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia, February 2021
  • Bachelor program in Graphics Design and Digital Media Program at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2020
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Program at Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia, November 2020
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 2020
  • Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering Program at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2017
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Program at Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia, March 2016
• Chair, Institutional Accreditation Panels, Education & Training Evaluation Commission, National Center for Academic Accreditation & Evaluation (ETEC-NCAAA), Saudi Arabia: reviewing the following universities:
  • Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2024
  • University of Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia, October-November 2021
• Reviewer, the Academic Accreditation Policy Book 2021, Education & Training Evaluation Commission, Saudi Arabia, 2021
• Educational Expert, Digital Design Courses and Labs Revision, Computer Engineering Department, Birzeit University, Palestine, August 2018 – December 2018
• External Educational Expert, Computer Engineering and Computer Science Reform, Birzeit University, Palestine, February 2018 – June 2018
• Member, Progrtam Accreditation Panels, The National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA):
  • Electrical Engineering Program at Prince Sattam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2016
  • Electrical Engineering Program at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 2015
• Member, Institutional Accreditation Panels, Education Evaluation Commission-Higher Education Sector (EEC-HES):
  • King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, February 2022
  • Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia, October 2020
  • University of Business and Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 2017
  • Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 2016

Major Internal Service:

• Serving as the Overall Coordinator of the College of Engineering M.S. Program in Artificial Intelligence and the Director of Systems and Hardware Track, since August 2022.
• Led the college efforts to develop the College of Engineering M.S. Program in Artificial Intelligence, 2021-2022.
• Serving as the Chair of the Computer Engineering Area Committee, which made significant improvements in the computer engineering curricula at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, 2017 – current.
• Developed a new ECE mandatory course titled “Object-Oriented Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE 2050)”.
• Led the efforts to modernize the Introduction to Microcomputers course and lab (the ECE 3620) by using ARM-based microcontrollers, 2020 - 2021.
• Served as the Director of the ECE Graduate Program, 2011 – 2013 and made the following contributions: Developing a new graduate curriculum for the M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Developing several new policies for admission, plagiarism, overrides, grade performance requirements, form submission, Ph.D. prerequisite requirements, and Ph.D. Prelim Exam, Substantially revising and enhancing almost all graduate forms for better clarity, level of detail, and formatting, Substantially revising and enhancing the graduate handbook and all other documentation, and Substantially revising and enhancing the graduate website.
• Served as the Chair of the Computer Engineering Taskforce, 2014 – 2016, which made significant changes to the Computer Option of the B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. Preliminary Examination requirements and outline for Computer Engineering.
• Developed a research-oriented graduate course on multimedia computing and networking.
• Transformed the senior-level computer architecture course (ECE 4680) into a research and design-oriented course with built-in labs, with the most recent changes in the title and description in May 2019 to reflect new trends in the field.
• Transformed the computer networking course (ECE 5650) into a project-oriented course with built-in labs, with the most recent changes in the title and description in May 2019 to reflect new trends in the field. The course reflects new trends in the field by covering Software-Defined Networking, OpenFlow, and Generalized Forwarding and switching to Python 3. The number of labs is increased from 3 to 5, starting Winter 2020.
• Revised the description and outline of ECE 7650 (Scalable and Secure Internet Services and Architectures”, with the most change in the description in May 2019.

Outreach Activities:

• Featured in "Experts Weigh in on Current Job Market Trends", Zippia, March 11, 2021.
• Made a School Presentation, “Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Kids: How to teach computers how to do things?”, STEM Night, IIA School, Detroit, MI, Sept. 26, 2019.
• Organized numerous outreach activities to high schools’ students and teachers.
• Served as the Faculty Counselor of the IEEE Wayne State University Student Branch, which got recognized nationally and regionally for its activities.